Natural landscapes: be one with the water
WINTER RAPIDS, RAPIDES-DES-JOACHIMS, QUEBEC
I discovered this river (which, for the life of me, I cannot find the name) during spring time just across the Quebec-Ontario border in eastern Canada. It was a creative revelation that I vowed to return to in another season. It was just as rewarding in winter.
The only colour in the photo was the water’s brownish tinge, so it was an easy decision to heighten the drama and contrast by creating a black-and-white version.
Nikon Z50II, tripod, polarizing filter, neutral density (darkening) filter, 16-50 mm. zoom lens
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Rural landscapes: the Great Lakes sentinel
LIGHTHOUSE AND SNOW, PORT DALHOUSIE, ONTARIO
This charming tourist section of St. Catharines has two lighthouses. This one provided a superb scene for me to photograph, thanks to the moody sky and recent snowfall. I decided to highlight the green and turn the rest of the picture into black-and-white. You can see the full-colour version here: https://bit.ly/PortDalhousieLighthouse
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Natural landscapes: the surreal end of day
WINTER SUNSET, BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO
The Muskoka region is one of the most beautiful places in the southern half of this province and, deservedly, one of the most desirable places in Canada to own a cottage.
My wife and I were blessed to stay overnight with our friends the Stevensons. This was the view from their living room, which persuaded me to wade into the snow on their deck to properly capture the view, including their boathouse, at sunset. Incredible, isn’t it? 🙂
Nikon Z50II, 16-50 mm. zoom lens, tripod
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Wildlife: the wintertime stretch
CORMORANT DRYING ITS WINGS, PORT DALHOUSIE, ONTARIO
I was wandering along the pier in this touristy part of the city of St. Catharines when I saw someone making phone pictures of birds on the icy rocks. I went on my way, but on the return trip to my car, noticed the birds were still there and, apparently, quite unbothered by presence of people. So I set up my equipment and was blessed to get not only good photographs of the birds, but also of this one drying its wings. Bonus! 🙂
Nikon Z50II, 70-300 mm. zoom lens, tripod
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Urban landscapes: Me, seeing RED
CHERRY STREET NORTH BRIDGE,
TORONTO, ONTARIO
This is one of four new bridges that opened last year in the port lands of Canada’s largest city. I figured there might be decent photo opportunities there, but I was blown away by the possibilities presented in wet, foggy weather (you can see the results of water drops on the lens).
Two of the bridges are red, the others are orange and yellow. All were constructed in Halifax/Dartmouth Nova Scotia, then transported by ship to Toronto via the St. Lawrence Seaway. I’ll check out the other bridges on future Toronto trips.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Urban landscapes: Beauty in the wait for daybreak
WINTER AT PRINCES ISLAND PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I found a reasonably high viewpoint to photography a snowy pathway through this beautiful park in the downtown of this western Canadian city. Frigid and frosty conditions made for an ideal environment to capture the quiet, solitary beauty of winter.
Nikon D7100, tripod.
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Natural landscapes: beauty through the shadows
WINTER SCENERY ALONG THE BOW VALLEY PARKWAY, ALBERTA
Conditions were perfect: An overnight snowfall and a sunny morning. That made for many photos like this in western Canada’s famous Banff National Park. In fact, it was hard to make a bad picture on that glorious day in God’s creation. 🙂
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Natural landscapes: A path through winter
SINCLAIR CREEK, KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK, BRITISH COLUMBIA
I liked the curve of the stream and the mix of rocks and white water, until I looked at the resulting picture in my camera viewer. Then I thought “meh, big deal.” When I got home, uploaded all the photos into my desktop and looked again, the minimalism of the composition really grabbed me. The only colour was the rocks, so I knew I’d create a monotone version to remove the colour distraction. (That said, here is the colour version for you to compare: https://bit.ly/SinclairCreekWinter.)
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Natural landscapes: beauty in the land of snow
ALONG THE BOW VALLEY PARKWAY, BANFF NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA
Canada’s Rocky Mountains are always a treat to visit right after a snowfall, especially if the day is sunny. That was the case here, when I found the shadowy trees perfectly framing the snowy peak.
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Natural landscapes: holding on in the snow
SNOWY AUTUMN LEAVES, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I visited Princes Island Park, which forms part of the northern border of the downtown in this western Canadian City, and found lots of photogenic, intimate winter scenes like this. I like the contrast with the background, which is dark, but not distractingly black. The bottom right corner was a little too bright for my tastes, so I darkened it.
Nikon D7100, tripod, 70-300 mm. zoom lens, fill-flash.
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Urban landscapes: lighting the pathway
BOWNESS PARK, CALGARY, ALBERTA
I arrived before dawn on a cold New Year’s Day and found many trees beautifully lit. So I did my best with a new camera, fumbling with the controls and filters. I think this turned out alright. 🙂
Nikon Z50II, 16-50 mm zoom lens, tripod
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Natural landscapes: the beautiful winter reflection
MT. INDEFATIGABLE, PETER LOUGHEED PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
Named after a British war ship that was sunk during the First World War, this peak offers many great photo opportunities from the shores of nearby Upper Kananaskis Lake in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
I was blessed to visit and find this compelling vista on a snowy morning before the lake entirely froze. There wasn’t much colour beyond the blue sky, so I opted to create and show you a monotone version, which I believe is more dramatic than full colour.
Nikon D7100, tripod, graduated density (darkening) filter on the peak and sky
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Natural landscapes: glory after the snowfall
PETAWAWA RIVER REFLECTIONS, RENFREW COUNTRY, ONTARIO
I was blessed to be in this part of eastern Ontario right after an overnight snowfall. The results, as you can see, were simply spectacular. In fact, it was hard to make a bad picture on that extraordinary winter morning.
There was almost no colour in the scene, so it was an easy decision to create and show you a black-and-white version. That said, you can see the colour photo here: https://500px.com/photo/1105561925/peaceful-winter-reflections-by-frank-king.
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Rural landscapes: worship in a grand landscape
THE LITTLE CHURCH, DRUMHELLER, ALBERTA
Seating just six people, the Little Church was first erected by Drumheller contractor Tyvge “Tig” Seland in cooperation with the Drumheller Ministerial Association in 1958. It was reconstructed by inmates of the Drumheller Institution in 1991. The Little Church is always open to the public and free to enter.
I struggled to make a compelling photo of this subject, in part because it was difficult to get far enough away to let the awesome badlands landscape tower over the building and in part because there are a lot of distracting elements around the church–namely a bench and a litter container.
But all the snow, combined with a glowing blue sky, made an attractive composition possible.
Nikon D7100, tripod, polarizing filter
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Rural landscapes: in the land of wind
WIND TURBINES NEAR PINCHER CREEK, ALBERTA
The windy prairie landscape of southern Alberta is home to many hundreds of turbines. Lots of people don’t care for them, but I find them to be a fascinating photo subject (here’s another picture of turbines from the same general region: https://wp.me/p2ccTX-qE).
In this case, I was blessed with an interesting sky and strong, warm sunrise light.
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Urban landscapes: under the cold winter sky
BOW RIVER AND DOWNTOWN SKYLINE, CALGARY, ALBERTA
A river definitely runs through this western Canadian city, making for excellent “blue hour” photo opportunities before the river ices over. That was the case here and it was made just a little more special by the plane making a turn during my 30-second exposure.
Nikon D7100, enhancing filter, graduated density (darkening) filter on the buildings and sky
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Natural landscapes: snowy moments in the badlands
WINTER AFTERNOON AT
DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA
I was hoping to find a lot more snow in this glorious western Canadian park, but still found enough to make what I hope are compelling pictures like this.
Dinosaur Provincial Park is a is a UNESCO World Heritage Site about two and a half hours drive southeast of my home in Calgary. It’s one of the richest dinosaur fossil areas on the planet.
Forty species have been discovered at the park and more than 500 specimens have been removed and exhibited in museums around the globe.
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Natural landscapes: the beautiful autumn/winter battle
LATE AUTUMN FOREST,
DEEP RIVER, ONTARIO
What a blessing it was to visit this part of eastern Ontario right after a late-autumn snowfall. Once I found this tree, the challenge was to arrange the composition so the busy background would complement, rather than compete, with the colourful leaves. Was I successful?
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Urban landscapes: reflections in a winter world
BOW RIVER AND DOWNTOWN SKYSCRAPERS, CALGARY, ALBERTA
Most of the Bow River freezes over in winter, so it was a blessing to have most of it open to reflect the stunning lights and colours of this western Canadian skyline. A 13-second exposure was needed to accurately capture the scene.
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Natural landscapes: colour in a winter landscape
WILD GRASS AND ELBOW RIVER, KANANASKIS, ALBERTA
I relatively fresh snowfall created very good conditions for winter photography. I liked the curve of the Elbow River at this spot and, when I encountered this wild grass, I knew I had the making for a strong vertical picture. Do you agree?
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